nudibranch eating zoos

organism

organism

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I've got some nudibranches in my zoo's, saw them around the nano and now they're in my zoos there, is there any way to remove them? my biggest fear is that they may also be in my display tank. thing is, I found one a few days ago and now there's like 8, so they definitely reproduce quickly
is there some kinda dip I can do, because I think if I remove them by hand there's just gonna be more and more...
any and all input is much appreciated, thanks!
 
sweetreef

sweetreef

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That looks like a berghia verrucicornis a aiptasia eating nudibranch are you sure its eating your zoos???there is one more the looks close to that one that eats montipora but that one you have there eats aiptasia not zoos it should be a good one for getting read of aips...
 
nas19320

nas19320

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I'm almost 99% sure that is a zoa eating nudibranch. It does look very similar to the berghia but the colors are different. As much as I hat to say it I guess you'll find out for sure when and if your zoa's start dying off. They are not easy to get rid of. There is somone who is in the process of experimenting with a cure and says he has good results but has not finalized everything so the cure has not been posted. You can try QT'ing them along with dips which are semi successful and inspections. Look for white spirals on the polyps, these are the eggs and they cling to the polyps. Also be careful not to smash them, since they eat zoanthids, they also carry the Palytoxin.
 
organism

organism

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I thought aiptasia eating nudibranches needed to eat aiptasia constantly? I have none in the nano, and a tiny bit in the display, these guys are reproducing like bunnies though
also, I've seen them in my zoos, and the zoos have been pretty much closed up for days... can't say for sure I've seen them actively eating them, but I really doubt they're eating anything else, by the look of it
 
sweetreef

sweetreef

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yeah as i looked at it more the aip eating ones have a more white body...Well sorry to hear about that organism its part of the hobby aye well i just found out last night i got a mantis in my tank can here the clicking but now matis yet but if i catch it the lfs wants they will buy it are might set up a mantis tank!!!!
 
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